The Racing Car

Bins and Megs named their new car “Silver Streak”. They first chose a soap-box for the body, They took four wheels from an old baby pram which lay on the junk-yard. They found some nails to fix up the car. They got sore fingers as they used the hammer to hit the nails and made a lot of mistakes.

Finally, the car was ready for it’s first trial run. They were very excited to roll down the car through a steep slope. Little did they realize that pushing off the car down the lane would gather speed. As soon as the car was rolling down the steep slope, Bins shouted, “Oh no, there is a bend at the bottom”. Bins and Megs forgot about the curve down the steep slope which came nearer, nearer. There was not a slight chance of steering the Silver Streak at the speed the car went down the slope. With a screeching sound, it left the road and burst into the wire fence. Silver Streak broke into pieces. Megs got hurt and was in great pain. Bins and Megs were sorry for their silly mistake.

Answer the Questions:

1. What was the car made of?2. What did they require to fix the car?3. Where did they find the wheels?4. Why did they get soar fingers?5. Why were the kids excited?6. Where did the children go for a trial run of the car?7. How did the car roll down the slope?8. What did Bins remember?9. Why could the children not control the car?10.What happened to Silver Streak?11. Why do you think, Bins and Megs made a silly mistake?

A. Same Sound-Different Meaning – Homophones Some words sound the same. An eg. pain, pane (Megs was in great pain. For pane, the sentence can be A new pane of glass was fixed in the window.) Same words. but find the difference in spelling and meaning. Write down the meanings and make sentences too.

1. He tried in (vain, vane) to find the treasure.2. He tramped over many a hill and (veil, vale)3. He (heard, herd) tales of victory.4. The bus conductor asked me for my (fair, fare)5. Megs (rode, road) to school on her new bicycle.6. Silver Streak did not collide with a (stationary, stationery) car parked by the roadside.

B. The Similars- Synonyms : Some words mean much the same as other words. For eg. Bins got a gift for his sister. (Bins got a present for his sister) Learn the similars and make sentences.

creep – crawl

finish – end

halt – stop

tug – pull

large – big

start – begin

speak – talk

stout – fat

tremble – shake

aged – old

connect – join

hasten – hurry

glance – look

linger – loiter

hasten – hurry

difficult – hard

pile – heap

collect – gather

peril – danger

cash – money

commence – begin

plump – fat

naked – bare

tear – rip

weeping – crying

drowsy – sleepy

handsome – beautiful

plucky – brave

broad – wide

throw – hurl

Some More Similars to learn:

assist – help

centre – middle

abandon – leave

cautious – careful

conceal – hide

pathetic – pitiful

reckless – rash

abundant – plentiful

enormous – huge

slender – slim

vacant – empty

vanish – disappear

wealthy – rich

sufficient – enough

fortunate – lucky

abrupt – sudden

brief – short

odour – smell

room – accommodation

disperse – scatter

reluctant – unwilling

show – demonstrate

eminent – famous

interior – inside

endeavour – try

loathe – hate

intoxicated – drunk

Look at this word – broad. Now match this with (wide, narrow, empty). The word nearest in meaning to broad is wide. (Broad – wide) Choose one word below:

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